Greetings Beloved Kin,
The Maya believe that to Remember those that came before was to offer their Spirit and their Wisdom a place to live again within a living body of consciousness. Life on Earth is an endless sacrifice of one Life for another. May we remember those that made the ultimate sacrifice so that our Life might go on in a good and worthy way.
Among those I remember today are Able and Baker, the two monkeys that carried out the first big leap for mankind. Able was an offering from the Independence, Kansas zoo, near me in Montgomery County, KS. She was a resident of “Monkey Island.” She sacrificed a happy life for the future of the whole. So did her travel companion Baker leave another life behind.
ABLE – (Image credit: Ed Clark/The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty)
Space.com shared the story of the Anniversary of their flight, May 28, 1959. (Space.com)
On May 28, 1959, two monkeys named Able and Baker became the first monkeys to go to space and make it back alive.
Miss Able was a rhesus monkey from Kansas, and her crewmate Miss Baker was a squirrel monkey from Peru. They were tucked inside tight capsules, covered in various sensors and electrodes and situated inside the nose cone of the rocket.
The two space monkeys lifted off on a Jupiter rocket from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida and reached an altitude of over 300 miles. The whole flight lasted 16 minutes, and they got to experience weightlessness for 9 minutes.
BAKER – NASA Image
The capsule reached a top speed of 10,000 miles per hour. It traveled about 1,700 miles downrange before splashing down in the Atlantic Ocean near Puerto Rico.
Both monkeys survived the trip to space and back. However, Able died in surgery a few days later from a bad reaction to anesthesia while doctors were working to remove electrodes from under her skin. More photos are available on Space.com.
May we honor through our memories those whose lives were lost for the Divine Cause of Freedom on behalf of the whole. May we remember the everyday heroes that walked this way before, and honor those who prayed for a better life for you and me.
Thank you for your Divine Service for the whole.
Debra, 9 Eagle/MEN
THE TRECENA OF TRANSFORMER/CIMI: BEFORE AND AFTER
MAYAN CALENDAR DAYKEEPER’S JOURNAL
6 Monkey/CHUEN (chu ‘wen), Cherokee, Raccoon/KVH’LI, Destiny Kin 71
May 29, 2023 (05/29/2023)
TRECENA THE OF TRANSFORMER/CIMI: A MAJOR LIFE CHANGE ON THE SCALE OF DEATH AND LIFE
6 Monkey/CHUEN (Cherokee, Raccoon/KVH’LI) – Day 6 of 13 in the trecena of Transformer/CIMI, Change on the Scale of Death and Life
Galactic Tone 6: Six is responsiveness and the art of negotiation. It is the movement of volume through space that creates time. This energy in action is like the art of dance or a great athlete in motion. Six facilitates dynamic developments in all aspects of life.
Monkey/CHUEN: Monkey is known to the Maya as the Weaver or Weaver of Time. Monkey takes ideas as threads of vines and weaves them into the fabric of our reality. New patterns or inventions are also woven into our lives by Monkey. Amiable, intelligent, generous and a jack of all trades, Monkey’s innocent curiosity leads to artistic expression and constructive solutions. Many Monkeys become highly respected merchants or speakers. They love performing practical jokes and crave attention, so much so that they may over-act or play the fool to get the spotlight. Monkeys have a short attention span and find it difficult to stay with anything long enough to master it.
Cherokee, Raccoon/KVH’LI: Star Symbol: Algol, a star in Perseus. Restless energy yearning for long-lost love. Algol was named DEMON STAR or MISCHIEVOUS ONE by the Ancients because it winks and fades at times. Raccoons are full of friendly mischief, eager to swap kisses for candy; magnetic leaders, full of humor and gaiety. Favorite food is corn, the mainstay of the Cherokee. Very artistic while being the “masked bandit” who steals your heart.
[Text in italics was the primary source of inspiration for my journal. These are the sources that started my journey and they are the reference for interpretation each day. By providing the original text, I hope to offer a way to see what inspired my thoughts and by including all the aspects – allow for something more to inspire you. Mayan descriptions are those written by Ian Lungold. Cherokee descriptions came from multiple sources. Links to sources and other resources of study are offered on the Daykeeper Resources Page. ~Debra]
